Re: [libreoffice-users][windows] Calc: Text & numbers

Dear Tom / Stephan

I have not seen this feature before in my Lotus 123 or  in my old MS 
Excel either, it may be that the default settings in these are Off, 
where as the default in LO (and OOo) is clearly On.

I use my "calculator" for anyone to download from my website and the 
people who download it, may not have the knowledge to switch it off.

http://www.chillypepperhire.co.uk/calculator-downloads.htm - if you 
enter the number 8 into the "Height" box you will see what I mean (once 
you get past the open with LO and it opens in  "read only" and you have 
to re-save it anyway- annoyance)

I was hoping that I could just format the cell in some way so the 
spreadsheet could be used be anyone and not say OMG when they 
inadvertently enter a number and text appears (as I did).

I suppose the only answer is to re-design the form (unless you know better).

regards

John B

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On 29/06/2011 11:35, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> For most types of auto-complete you can just tap the "Del" key or any character
> (not enter) while the predicted part is still selected/bold/inverse.  If you
> just press enter then the program happily thinks it guessed right.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
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> > From: Stephan Zietsman<sziets@gmail.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Wed, 29 June, 2011 10:09:47
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users][windows] Calc: Text&  numbers
> >
> > John B wrote:
> >      
> > > this where, say,  you enter text into a cell in column E   say at E16  the
> > > text would be something>    8,000 btus (or 2.34kw)  Machines
> > >
> > > now if you type in the same column above or below it,  say at E7 the number
> > > 8, the whole of  "8,000 btus (or 2.34kw) Machines"  appears.
> > >        
> > That is called "AutoInput"
> >
> >      
> > > I would like to turn this  feature off.
> > >        
> > On Windows it is under:  Tools ->  Cell Content ->   AutoInput
> >
> > Regards
> > Stephan
> >
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